The rand strengthened in early trade on Monday after Greece pro-bailout parties secured a majority in the elections.
At 09:28 local time, the rand strengthened to 8.25 to the US dollar‚ from 8.37 at the JSE's close on Friday‚ while gold was quoted at US$1‚617.93 a troy ounce from US$1‚628.80/oz at the JSE's previous close and platinum was at $1‚492.50/oz‚ from $1‚491.20/oz previously.
